Antidepressant use higher for women around breakups than men – study
Women may find it harder to adjust to relationship splits later in life, according to Danish study, with men more likely to re-partnerWomen are more likely to use antidepressants following the breakdown of a relationship compared with men later in life, researchers have found.The observational study, funded by the European Research Council and Academy of Finland, looked at 228,644 Finnish residents aged 50 to 70 between 1996 and 2018, who had all experienced a relationship breakup, divorce or bereavement between 2000 and 2014.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 6, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Tobi Thomas Tags: Depression Drugs Mental health Science World news Source Type: news

Don ’t shoot for it: shrinking moon sees hours-long quakes and landslides
As the core of Earth ’s only natural satellite cools, it causes shriveling, creating ripples tens of meters high across its surfaceThe constancy of the moon in the night sky belies a more volatile reality, researchers said in new Nasa-funded research.As the core of the Earth ’s only natural satellite cools, the moon is shrinking, causing it to shrivel. That creates ripples tens of meters high, called thrust faults, across the moon’s surface.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 6, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Jessica Glenza Tags: The moon Nasa Science Space Source Type: news

Quitting smoking reduces cancer risk at any age, says study
Research shows chances of developing cancer halve at least 15 years after stopping the habitStopping smoking at any age helps to reduce the risk of cancer, according to a major study, which found the most substantial drop in cancer risk came after the first decade of stubbing out.The chances of developing cancer halved in people who quit for at least 15 years, compared with those who continued to smoke, with the risk from lung cancer falling further and faster, particularly in those who quit before middle age.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 6, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Smoking Health Cancer Cancer research Medical research Science Society UK news Source Type: news

What happens now bird flu has reached the Antarctic? – podcast
The moment scientists had been dreading arrived late last year, when H5N1, or bird flu, was found for the first time in the Antarctic. Last week a king penguin on the island of South Georgia became the first in the region to be suspected to have died from the disease. The Guardian ’s biodiversity reporter, Phoebe Weston, tells Ian Sample why researchers have said the spread of bird flu through the Antarctic’s penguin colonies could signal ‘one of the largest ecological disasters of modern times’You can follow all the Guardian ’s reporting on bird flu hereContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 6, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample with Phoebe Weston, produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Antarctica Penguin Bird flu Biodiversity Conservation Environment Wildlife World news Polar regions Society Health Infectious diseases Source Type: news

Viruses living in human gut could help regulate stress, study suggests
Research into bacteriophages adds to evidence that gut and brain interactions influence our behaviourViruses are widely regarded as harmful to our health, but a subset of viruses living in the gut could play a crucial role in regulating stress, research suggests.The discovery adds to mounting evidence that interactions between the gut and brain influence people ’s behaviours, and could eventually lead to new treatments for stress-related conditions that target the vast community of viruses living inside us.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 6, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Science correspondent Tags: Medical research Health Mental health Microbiology World news Source Type: news